SGMC News & Events

Valdosta, GA- Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S. Each year smoking accounts for 443,000 premature deaths and 49,000 nonsmokers die as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke.  Half of all Americans who continue to smoke will die from smoking-related diseases.  As part of the […]

Lakeland, GA – SGMC Lanier Campus has finalized its FY2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Report and posted the findings on its website, www.sgmc.org.The CHNA is a federal requirement for all not-for-profit hospitals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of March 2010. It is a systematic, data-driven approach to determine the health status, […]

11/13/2015 Valdosta, GA– SGMC is proud to join more than 30 other state health leaders, patient and provider groups, and health care delivery systems in launching “Nobody Quits Like Georgia.” The new campaign – which is centered around awareness events held Nov. 16-20 across the state – is dedicated to connecting Georgians with tools and […]

Medical Oncologist Eric Anderson, MD & Adrian N. Peterson Valdosta, GA – Former National Football League and United Football League Running Back Adrian N. Peterson presented SGMC Pearlman Cancer Center Medical Oncologist Eric Anderson, MD with an autographed football in honor of Peterson’s son, AJ, who lost his battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a […]

Valdosta, GA –When the Pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) students at Valwood School selected the Coins for Crayons fundraiser benefiting hospitalized children at SGMC, little did they know that the fundraising effort would snowball and far exceed everyone’s expectations.On Thursday, October 29, Sue Avera, representing the Pediatric’s Unit at SGMC, along with Elizabeth Vickers, SGMC Foundation Executive Director, […]

10/29/2015 VALDOSTA — South Georgia Medical Center has been recognized for implementing the latest research-based treatment guidelines for adult cardiac arrests patients through the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines® –Resuscitation quality improvement program. South Georgia Medical Center, a Gold level recipient, is among 53 hospitals receiving a Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation award this […]

Valdosta, GA- Former heart patient John Fischbach, Sr. presented a very special American flag to South Georgia Medical Center’s Dasher Memorial Heart Center on Monday, October 5. This particular flag was flown by the 14th Expeditionary Fight Squadron on a combat sortie in support of “Operation Inherent Resolve” in an F-16cm Block 50 Viper in […]

Valdosta, GA – As part of SGMC’s Growing Healthy Together initiative, SGMC’s CardioVascular Institute is teaming up with the SGMC Dasher Memorial Heart Center and South Georgia Medical Associates, P.C., to help residents of our community beat cardiac and vascular diseases.Free cardiac and vascular screening tests will be held from 8am to 4pm, on Friday, […]

Valdosta, GA – On October 1, 2015, all healthcare providers are required by the United States to convert from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding for all billing and payment of all inpatient medical services, as well as outpatient testing and diagnostic services.  ICD-10 diagnostic codes are now required on all orders for medical services to be […]

10/1/2015 Valdosta, GA,—South Georgia Medical Center is listed in a US News & World Report special section as one of three Georgia hospitals to receive the highest accolades for stroke care from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. SGMC is the only hospital outside of the Atlanta area to hold this prestigious designation.The award, the […]